Changes in Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations by Race and Sex Associated with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Wiese, Andrew D. ; Grijalva, Carlos G. ; Zhu, Yuwei ; Mitchel, Edward F. ; Griffin, Marie R.
• Description:
  Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in the childhood immunization schedule was associated with decreases in all-cause pneumonia hospitalizations among black and white children in Tennessee, USA. Although racial disparities that existed before introduction of these vaccines have been substantially reduced, rates remain higher in boys than in girls among young children.
• Subjects:
  7-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Bacteria Changes In Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations By Race And Sex Associated With Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Children Dispatch Health Status Disparities Hospitalization Invasive Pneumococcal Disease PCV7 PCV13 Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Pneumococci Pneumonia Race Sex Vaccines

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(6):1109-1112.
• Pubmed ID:
  27197048
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4880071
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Tennessee ; United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7b6e47d544729a513caa61c509a568ae5deeea0187d585861757416f4b5af380
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39697/cdc_39697_DS1.pdf
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